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I’m a Nigerian-American writer and book obsessed artist based out of NC & NYC. You will hear me gush and rave about the books I love and I’m working on getting the guts to vent/rant about the books…I’m not so fond of lol I will also talk about writing and my novel writing/playwright(ing) process a lot-if you like that sort of thing. I read a wide variety, across all genres and ‘age’ groups. This channel is a little less hauls, a little more discussion, activism, reviews and wrap-ups. You will discover a TON of new author faves here. I LOVE indie books and indie authors and my kindle is my BFF. The Harry Potter series is my favorite series of all time (forever). Little Women is my favorite book of all time (currently). I’m a die hard romantic and Romance with a little something else thrown in (fantasy, sci-fi, history) is my idea of book heaven. Join me for the laughs, tears, realness, deep thoughts and all around good vibes.

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Silence is My Mother Tongue by Sulaiman Addonia
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The team discuss the documentary everyone’s currently obsessed with, Netflix’s four-part series The Defiant Ones, that follows the relationship between music giants Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine. On a slightly different note, we’re wishing Les Misérables a happy birthday after it celebrated 30 years on the stage, and the team discuss what makes it as good in 2018 as it was three decades ago. Plus there’s chat on Prince Harry, after he supposedly let slip that he would like a baby girl, and we check out the new approach to the doctor-approved diet.

Katie Palmer from online book retailer Wordery joins Georgie for the second time to recommend the best new books for autumn, including one of this year’s most talked about autobiographies by Lily Allen, Sally Rooney’s celebrated Normal People, and lots more.

Today’s final guest needs no introduction, but after being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of just 31, Lauren Mahon went on to document her illness via her Girl Vs Cancer blog, Instagram page, and the podcast she shared with Deborah James and the late Rachel Bland, You, Me & The Big C. She has since raised tens of thousands of pounds for cancer charities and inspired countless young people affected by the disease – all with an enormous amount of energy, humour and warmth. Lauren joins Georgie to discuss everything from the side effects no one talks about to her amazing t-shirt range.

1. Who is your favourite literary couple?
2. What’s your Top 3 of fictional boyfriends/girlfriends?
3. What’s a romantic trope you wish people would stop using?
4. Which literary couple are terrible for each other?
5. Best romance book to movie adaptation?
6. What is the best book to read to your boyfriend/girlfriend?
7. Which book would you say is your favourite on a first date?
8. Best book to read after a break up?
9. What is your favourite same sex or queer couple in literature?
10. Which book would you give to someone as a symbol of your affection?

Thanks to everyone who sent in a question. (I promise I had screenshots of all the tweets, but they were lost in the great MacBook meltdown of 2015.)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2767052-the-hunger-games?from_search=true
Book Depository: http://www.bookdepository.com/Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins/9780439023528/?a_aid=booksandquills

It’s been a while since I haven’t done a book review and this is why I decided to bring the book reviews system back.

Today I’m going to review “Candide” by Voltaire.

Here is the book description, extracted from Amazon:
“Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: or, Optimism (1947). It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply “optimism”) by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide’s slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire concludes with Candide, if not rejecting optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, “we must cultivate our garden”, in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, “all is for the best” in the “best of all possible worlds”. Candide is characterised by its sarcastic tone as well as by its erratic, fantastical and fast-moving plot. A picaresque novel with a story similar to that of a more serious bildungsroman, it parodies many adventure and romance clichés, the struggles of which are caricatured in a tone that is mordantly matter-of-fact. Still, the events discussed are often based on historical happenings, such as the Seven Years’ War and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. As philosophers of Voltaire’s day contended with the problem of evil, so too does Candide in this short novel, albeit more directly and humorously. Voltaire ridicules religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers through allegory; most conspicuously, he assaults Leibniz and his optimism. As expected by Voltaire, Candide has enjoyed both great success and great scandal. Immediately after its secretive publication, the book was widely banned because it contained religious blasphemy, political sedition and intellectual hostility hidden under a thin veil of naïveté. However, with its sharp wit and insightful portrayal of the human condition, the novel has since inspired many later authors and artists to mimic and adapt it. Today, Candide is recognized as Voltaire’s magnum opus and is often listed as part of the Western canon; it is arguably taught more than any other work of French literature. Martin Seymour-Smith has listed Candide as one of The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written.”

Candide Voltaire: https://simpleprogrammer.com/yt/candidevoltaire

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I finally got around to doing this tag! It’s been a looonngg time coming and I’m so grateful to The Book Archer for creating this tag! Don’t forget to comment down below some of the popular books/series/characters you don’t like! As always, thanks for hanging out with me 🙂
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ORIGINAL TAG by The Book Archer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYfgq8HgDc0&t=4s

My Birthday Book Wish List (I’m a Sagittarius!) if you are feeling generous : https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/JWHX5QJEO9JK?&sort=default

I’m a Nigerian-American writer and book obsessed artist based out of NC & NYC. You will hear me gush and rave about the books I love and I’m working on getting the guts to vent/rant about the books…I’m not so fond of lol I will also talk about writing and my novel writing/playwright(ing) process a lot-if you like that sort of thing. I read a wide variety, across all genres and ‘age’ groups. This channel is a little less hauls, a little more discussion, activism, reviews and wrap-ups. You will discover a TON of new author faves here. I LOVE indie books and indie authors and my kindle is my BFF. The Harry Potter series is my favorite series of all time (forever). Little Women is my favorite book of all time (currently). I’m a die hard romantic and Romance with a little something else thrown in (fantasy, sci-fi, history) is my idea of book heaven. Join me for the laughs, tears, realness, deep thoughts and all around good vibes.

I appreciate each and everyone of you that checks out my videos! SUBSCRIBE and become a part of the OchFam! 🙂